NYC school bus drivers strike; 152,000 students seek other ways to get to school
Posted Jan 16, 2013 08:13:00 AM.
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NEW YORK, N.Y. – New York City school bus drivers have gone on strike over job protection. Some 152,000 students, many disabled, have to find other ways to get to school.
Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott says the strike started Wednesday morning.
Most of the city’s roughly 1.1 million public school students take public transportation or walk to school.
Those who rely on the buses include 54,000 special education students and others who live far from schools or transportation.
Parents have made plans to use subways, carpools and other alternatives.
The city has put its contracts with private bus companies up for bid, aiming to cut costs. The union says drivers could suddenly lose their jobs when contracts expire in June.
